The Jamaican women’ workforce skilled important success on the thirtieth version of the Junior Caribbean Squash Championship held in Tortola, British Virgin Islands, bringing house six medals: two gold, three silver, and one bronze.
Mehar Trehan emerged as the only gold medalist within the particular person competitors, efficiently defending her title within the U17 women class. Trehan dominated the competitors, defeating her compatriot Elle Wilson 3-0 within the ultimate, with out dropping a set all through the event. Wilson had a tougher path to the ultimate, overcoming Sarrayah Yearwood of Trinidad & Tobago in a grueling five-game match.
The doubles partnership of Sanjana Nallapati (captain) and Katherine Risden captured gold, defeating the top-seeded Barbadian pair of Eboni Atherley and Joanna Atkins 2-1. The Jamaican duo got here from behind, overcoming a one-set deficit to win the intently contested ultimate with scores of 9/11, 11/6, and 11/9.
Within the women U19 class, Jamaica was represented by Risden, the primary seed, and Nallapati, the captain and quantity three seed. Each had been denied gold by Barbados’ Eboni Atherley, who defeated Nallapati within the semi-finals and Risden within the finals, each with 3-0 victories. Risden and Nallapati secured silver and bronze, respectively, within the U19 women’ particular person competitors.
Varenya Singh, in her first Junior CASA event, reached the semi-finals of the U11 competitors. Singh displayed composure and grit, finally ending fourth within the U11 women’ particular person competitors.
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The Jamaican women continued their successful streak within the workforce occasion, incomes the silver medal after a detailed contest with Barbados, which led to a 3-3 tie. Jamaica began sturdy within the ultimate, with Risden overturning her particular person loss to Atherley by successful 3-0. Captain Nallapati and U17 champion Trehan additionally secured 3-0 victories. Nonetheless, Barbados equalized within the ultimate tie at U13, forcing a countback in video games.
Marley Worth fought valiantly however misplaced to the quantity two seed, leading to a tiebreak that was determined by a countback of video games received. Worth’s important efficiency within the semi-finals ensured Jamaica’s place within the ultimate by securing one sport, which proved pivotal within the sport countback.
Coach Tahjia Lumley praised the workforce’s preventing spirit and camaraderie, stating, “The workforce is without doubt one of the greatest by way of their preventing spirit and camaraderie. From the youngest to the oldest, we’re not far off! Gold in doubles and the ladies going all the way in which within the workforce occasion! This has been an incredible expertise for them, and they’re trying ahead to persevering with to enhance for subsequent 12 months’s occasion.”
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Jamaica completed fourth within the general standings, with the ladies’ workforce securing second place and the boys’ workforce ending eighth. The workforce’s medal haul included two gold, three silver, and one bronze.
The workforce was coached by Tahjia Lumley and managed by Nathlee Boreland.
